Creator: Luke Jerram
This piece gives the public the opportunity to see our planet as the crew of Apollo 17 saw it, in 1972. The installation gives the audience the feeling astronauts get when they look at the earth. It’s an experience that brings a sense of awe, a deep awareness of the interconnectedness of life on earth – and with it our shared responsibility to take good care of the earth and its climate.
“I hope visitors to Gaia get to see the Earth as if from space; an incredibly beautiful and precious place. An ecosystem we urgently need to look after – our only home.”
Luke Jerram
Jerram made the globe to scale, 1.8 million times smaller than the real Earth. By standing 211 metres away, you can see the Earth as it looks from the Moon.
Gaia was on display at various locations around the province during Arcadia 2022, both indoors and outdoors. Gaia was initiated and produced by Sense of Place.
